His-Purkinje system reentry as a proarrhythmic effect of flecainide

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 530-533

  Chalvidan, T ^a   Cellarier, G ^a   Deharo, J C ^a   Colin, R ^a   Savon, N ^a   Barra, N ^a   Peyre, J P ^a   Djiane, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

Bundle branch reentry; Flecainide; Proarrhythmia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; PURKINJE FIBER; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0034104264     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb00841.x     Document Type: Article

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